With expectations of customers changing and demand for seamless, uninterrupted shopping increasing, tech companies are now using this fear of becoming irrelevant as a sales pitch to sell their products to traditional retailers.
The Unified Payment Interface could propel banking into a new era
The proposed law seeks bars on storing and processing of personal data by entities without the explicit consent of an individual. It, however, provides for exemptions for "reasonable purposes" such as "prevention and detection of any unlawful activity including fraud, whistle-blowing, merger and acquisitions, network and information security, credit scoring, recovery of debt, processing of publicly available personal data and the operation of search engines".
Technology giant Microsoft is in talks with TikTok's parent company ByteDance to buy its US operation.
Safe or not, the global taxi giant can now track you even after you have been dropped off.
Offline stores dominate the retail market and will continue to do so.
'We are having an outsize impact not only on the lives of the customers and livelihood, but also the economy of India.'
With two top exits and uncertainty on growth strategy, Jubilant is likely to remain under pressure
Yulu founder Amit Gupta believes bicycle sharing is the next big thing.
Not just e-commerce players, even spirits majors are banking on artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer newer, quicker, smarter services. Shivani Shinde Nadhe reports.
From mass layoffs to acquisitions, here's how the Indian start-up industry kept us on our toes.
Dark pods are physical stores or warehouses which will be accessible only to Swiggy staff and which will host groceries, pharmacies, and cloud kitchens.
Never before has an open and innovative platform like Airtel Zero been on offer that will help drive internet adoption through free usage (and companies and app developers being an equal partner in the process), says Srini Gopalan.
The Advertising Standards Authority yesterday ruled that the company has shown an 'unfair' comparison in the advertisements to claim that a selection of goods sold at its stores are cheaper than those of rival retailers Asda and Wm Morrison. ASA said that 'ads must not appear again in their current form,' as it found that 'both ads were likely to mislead.'
Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.
Jio's global partnerships took shape this year when Jio Platforms, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Reliance Jio which has invested in various digital platforms, was able to woo a bevy of marquee investors: Facebook, Google, Qualcomm, Intel, and a numerous PE funds.
The aim is a vast improvement in quality that would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android phones
Asked during a press briefing if special trains and private vehicles will also be allowed to transport these people as demanded by some states and others, Joint Secretary in the Union home ministry Punya Salila Srivastava said the orders issued at present were for 'using buses and for group of persons'.
People are now increasingly using the digital platform to meet a new 'person'.
Huawei vs Timex: a look at what's on offer.
At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.
The ruling AAP is going into the Delhi election with the hope to repeat its stellar performance of the last assembly polls, while the BJP, which bagged all seven seats here in the Lok Sabha election, will be aiming at expanding its vote share in the
Banks play 'mind games' to woo customers. Big data and 'games' are now the tools of the trade.
'Humans use only 5 per cent of their brains. Dolphins use 20 per cent.' 'Imagine if we were able to fully use our creativity and knowledge, we will be able to achieve the impossible.'
Ravi Shankar mulls taking his products, available at 600 outlets, to 2,500 stores by 2017; others have plans, too.
Hemangi and Prashant Nakwe's vegetarian thaali business is keeping them busy in the lockdown.
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All you have to do is visit www.digitalindia.gov.in
Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations.
Microsoft has spent close to $4.5 bn in setting up 19 data centres.
Proceeds will be utilised to expand company's hyperlocal shopping services to over 50 cities
The authors look at some of these android phones will help you decide which one to buy.
As India gets ready to roll out one of the largest vaccine programmes, billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said his group is working with authorities to provide technology tools and backbone for mass inoculation against COVID-19. Ambani's telecom venture Jio was rolled out four years back, offering free voice calling and dirt-cheap data. Today, Jio is India's largest telecom operator with over 400 million users, each connected to the internet. At a Facebook event, Ambani said the government's digital push kept the country running even during the pandemic and is now helping in the rollout of one of the largest vaccination programmes.
'Financial independence will help unlock the full potential of these businesses.'
The situation is severe in North India as most of the logistics operation was manned by migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The problem with manpower is not only in courier and delivery services, but also at a shop level.
Turbocharged with technology is becoming the Holy Grail of retail.
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
Make no mistake, Reliance's entry into Indian e-commerce cannot be taken lightly. It is akin to a combine of AT&T and Wal-Mart challenging Amazon on its home turf, says Shailesh Dobhal.
Yum reduced the number of restaurants in India by 14 in the September quarter from the preceding quarter to 811.
Customers can link their cards to banks' app and make payments after scanning a 'quick response' code.
